Fishing for WORLD CLASS Brown Trout (Streamer Fishing) || TROUT CAPITAL USA (PT. 1)

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Last Year's Adventure: • The White River || "Pt...
The White River is known as one of the best brown trout fisheries in the world. In fact Cotter, Arkansas is known as the "Trout Capital of the USA" as thousands of people a year flock to the various rivers in the area in search of a trophy sized brown trout. The world record brown trout has even been broken twice in Arkansas, although the record is currently held in New Zealand.
In Part 1 of "TROUT CAPITAL OF THE USA" my brother and I chase after world class brown trout with huge streamers. Our first day on the river gave us a sneak peak of what the river is capable of with a brown trout jumping out of the water after my streamer. The second day gave us 3 sizable browns to the boat and gave us high hopes for the rest of the week.
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[@s.v.stephens3897]

WHITE RIVER is awesome! my favorite trout place in the world! I've caught 5 over 10 pounds fishing from Cotter to the Dam at Bull Shoals!!

[@colinlove2613]

oh my god that first fish was insane! you didn’t even have to cast, just layed it in the water as you were walking 😂 insane

[@peterrobinson1644]

That was insane wasn’t it😂😂😂

[@colinlove2613]

@@peterrobinson1644 i was going as crazy as he was

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah I doubt I'll ever be able to do that again!

[@creekfishingny5448]

3 bites in a row I watched you mend up and switch directions and the bite came immediately after. Awesome

[@darrellloftin1466]

My favorite trout fishery caught a ton of browns..been fishing there for over 40 years so glad you found this place. tell the crew at gastons i said Hi!

[@BIGTROUTAXR]

Very fisherman, beautiful video. By from ITALY 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@keiranrooker7981]

Who’s been here since these boys had a 1000 subscribers love watching the channel grow and love seeing how much you’ve learned and where you went you guys keep it up please your my favourite fly fishing channel

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much!! Glad you've stuck around.

[@keiranrooker7981]

@@hardmanfishing I am to the videos we’re great even when it was just Andrew even better now

[@clas2002]

Good to see ya back at the white river again.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks for watching the vids!!

[@danieltimbs4573]

Awesome guys another great video!! Enjoyed it!!! Can’t wait for the other videos!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the vid!

[@jeffs7773]

Watched this morning while I was taking a poo. Awesome vid!

[@hardmanfishing]

haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@dynamicphotography_]

That first hook-up was INSANE! What a fish!!!!! Super fun to watch. Just re-watched it. Literally just laid your fly down as you were slowly moving.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah it was crazy... I may never have something like that happen again!! Thanks for watching!

[@davelester3357]

On our bucket list, awesome video!

[@hardmanfishing]

It is worth the trip!! 20 inch browns aren't all that rare, just get a good guide and put some time in!

[@reddsflies]

You guys have killer content! Love how the production quality and editing has continued to improve. Not to mention you guys know how to stick some hawgs!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for sponsoring! It helps us do trips like this one.

[@MrGrentch]

If that first fish had happened to me the video would have been one long series of beeps. 😄 Great fish. Hell, I let out a curse of three watching.

[@hardmanfishing]

Luckily I was in so much shock I didn't say anything!! I was secretly crapping my pants, if it had been 30 inches I would've probably passed out. Thanks for watching!

[@wenboli5349]

Recently the best streamer fishing channel on KZbin! Looking forward to more streamer fishing videos!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! It is where our passion lies honestly. We love all types of fly fishing but if I have my choice I'd rather throw streamers. Thanks for watching!

[@toddkitchens5703]

Gorgeous brown! Used to fish the White down from Blanchard Springs and the Sylamore! Beautiful country! Eagles soaring above you and nesting! Caught allot of huge trout there!

[@teamlosi11]

You guys rock! Really cool video and a couple big browns so exciting!! Keep going boys you’re killin it 👌

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed!

[@rexlee2084]

Great video! Nice browns!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@intothewild2345]

Enjoyed the vid. great catches, looking fwd. to pt2

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@zumalot]

Outstanding content! Nice browns.

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@finchaseroutfitters5584]

It was a blast my friends!

[@hardmanfishing]

It was indeed! We will be back!

[@larryhudson4511]

Great lead off video! Love that butter yellow!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@frankieshoenfelt8550]

Great work. Guys👊

[@hardmanfishing]

Thanks Frankie!

[@riverrightoutdoors]

That brown trout was a monster . It must have be just seating at your feet . Awesome footage and edit.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah it was a cool catch for sure, one of my favorite streamer eats of all time!

[@riverrightoutdoors]

@@hardmanfishing and you got it on film to boot ,so awesome 👏

[@TonyGrimaldi1]

WOW great looking fish!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!!

[@tomjackson3988]

Great video, keep up the good work

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@michaelsmith7193]

Wow, what an adventure! Amazing fish! But that really is BIG water, isn’t it? I can see how a day of throwing big, heavy streamers could wear you out! Thanks for sharing this White River series!

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah it is pretty large, that's partially why we have a guide. It can be pretty intimidating if you don't know where to start. Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@ljoutdoors906]

Insane Love Your Videos!!

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!

[@jasonehredt968]

Loving it! Living vicariously through you guys since we couldn’t make our White River trip happen this year. Stripping with purpose on day one....let’s see if you can keep it going!

[@hardmanfishing]

Man that sucks! The white river trip is one of the highlights of my year. But honestly this year the water levels in the lake are low and the streamer fishing has been tougher than usual... so if you were going to miss a year this one was it. Hopefully that eases your mind a bit. But thanks for watching!!

[@jasonehredt968]

@@hardmanfishing We actually would have been down there during the freeze. Dodged a bullet! Looking forward to next year.

[@hardmanfishing]

@@jasonehredt968 Yeah you definitely did... I don't think the fishing would've been too hot LOL

[@gordiejones2039]

Great video and I’ve got to head back to the White! Don’t forget Lake Michigan has monster browns too.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yessir! Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes in general have enormous browns. Those lake run fish are a different beast. Thanks for watching!

[@Robertsitalia]

Beastly looking fish! I'm used to the tiny ones 😅

[@redouanepeche]

You are really a skilled fisherman, well done my friend. I wish you more success in fishing.like1

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you!

[@adammead8197]

Great vid thanks bud. Just ordered me some streamers from redds. Thanks for the link!

[@hardmanfishing]

That's awesome!! I hope you enjoy!!

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

I laid a rod down one time at the edge of the water with bait on it and fished with a different rod with an artificial lure and was catching. Then all of a sudden the rod I had laid down jumped off in the water bobbed twice and then plunged straight down into the depth. I threw keys n wallet on the bank and dove down with a friend and we watched a huge bass disappear into a stone cave big as a house. We looked at each other shook our heads and went back up top cause we were already about 30 ft down. I learned a lesson that day. You don't have to cast to catch a fish or for a fish to bite. A year later my friend was fishing there again with some friends from a boat and one of them snagged my rod, reeled it in and they brought it to me at my house. It still worked. I still caught fish with it till I finally just wore it out and had to retire it. Awesome video and always tight lines.

[@hardmanfishing]

That's awesome!! I've had that happen when I was younger and bait fished for catfish and stuff like that. But never on the fly. Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@davidleimeister5027]

What great fish. I've heard about the smallmouth on the White, but those Browns were really incredible.

[@hardmanfishing]

You're more likely to catch a brown on the white than a smallmouth, at least up closer to the dam. Although smallmouth do get caught occasionally. Thanks for watching!!

[@davidleimeister5027]

@@hardmanfishing well either way it's on my bucket list 😎.

[@benstiles5765]

The epic white river sooooo jealous of you guys,but if anyone deserves to fish there it's you guys with all the hard work you both put in to this channel it's well deserved. Beautiful brown's can't wait for next chapter. Quick question is it legal to spin fish the river,I mostly fly fish but really want to try and throw big jerk baits for big trout and I dream of doing it on that river. Anyways awesome video thanks for the effort it always keeps you a notch above the other channels in my opinion. Can't wait for more ty guys

[@hardmanfishing]

Thank you so much! And yes people spin fish the river all the time, in fact I'd say most people do spin fish it. I just personally want to catch a 30 inch brown on the fly, but It would definitely be easier to just throw jerk baits all day. Thanks for watching!

[@BalaguerV]

Great video! If you want to see big trouts come to Chile! 🏆

[@NickAndCaroline]

Sick. 👊💪

[@highdessertriding5304]

Like your videos. You should come check out the big browns in the special trout waters of the San Juan here in New Mexico

[@hardmanfishing]

I'd love to one day! And thanks for watching!

[@mikeyortiz6306]

Heading that way soon just received the heads for my bronco once it's put back together I will be back on the waters

[@hardmanfishing]

Good luck man!!

[@patspangler2351]

Great job! The White River is a magical place. Could you let us know about your rod, weight, reel and most important what sinking rate line were you using? Can’t wait to see the rest of these videos. I’m putting money on you getting that 30 inch brown....👍👍👍

[@hardmanfishing]

I'll go over my setup in a later video! But yeah it is an awesome place, one of my favorites for sure

[@garyhannah756]

you hooked him on the dangle. Actually a technique on the white

[@bigrod0069]

nice fish

[@danielcannaday2207]

Great video as always I was just curious if you knew what the largest brown trout that has came out of that River weighed and if there's many big rainbows as well

[@danielcannaday2207]

@Robert Pelletier that's big trout thanks for the info bud

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah it was like 40 pounds I think. There have definitely been several in the 30 pound range. I haven't heard of any big rainbows though, I think they get kept a lot more than the browns do. Although I did catch a big rainbow when I was out there.

[@DownstreamDownrange]

How are those shoulders and forearms!? Awesome video guys ! River looks intimidating!!!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

Well I did end up bleeding a bit and I'm still sore... so I guess it went about as I expected it would. And it is massive and very intimidating, that's partially why we have to hire a guide. Thanks for watching man!!!

[@isaacbrascoupe]

You got to check out lake Ontario tribs for big Browns in the spawn. Heck I got a26" PB Brown in a inland trout stream. But its crowded usually. Keep doin what yer doin !!!!

[@hardmanfishing]

We definite will some day! Those lake run browns can get massive! Thanks for watching!

[@WildernessChanneling]

Excellent video man! I was wondering what the song was you were using at the beginning of the last video. It was really nice. Did you get it off of the youtube audio library?

[@hardmanfishing]

No I get most of my music from epidemic sound

[@WildernessChanneling]

@@hardmanfishing cool thank you so much I will check them out.

[@HUGOBAITS]

We have a lake here in Arizona with 25-30 inch browns and rainbows!

[@gladegoodrich2297]

That river is bigger than most of our lakes here in Utah.

[@johnmaclellan1481]

Just curious, I’ve noticed the blue and gold jacket in a few videos , what brand is that ? I really like it haha

[@WisconsinTroutFishing]

Don't forget about lake MI brown trout. Happy fishing!

[@hardmanfishing]

I definitely won't forget about them! I'd love to fish some of the tribs for them in the fall if I ever get the chance

[@WisconsinTroutFishing]

@@hardmanfishing I fish Superior more often. But if you do try to get up here, drop some info here I could be helpful in the great north of Wisconsin. Fishing!

[@WisconsinTroutFishing]

Spring steelhead opens end of March. An awesome time in the Wisconsin fishery.

[@YTusercomment]

Did you go to Cotter? Who'd you choose for Lodging ?

[@joelhenderson7780]

Was Andrew using a separate sink tip added to the tip of the fly line?

[@hardmanfishing]

No, But he was using a florocarbon furled leader.

[@pennscreeksniper1097]

The last 2 big trout I’ve caught the last 2 times out happened just like your first one I had only streamer just in the water moving and a big trout hammered it had it happen twice and both were slob browns

[@hardmanfishing]

Yeah I've had a few browns hit near my feet, but never in that manner and never just when I was laying the streamer in the water like that. It was something I won't forget that's for sure

[@pennscreeksniper1097]

Mine was just laying just like that I wasn’t even paying attention and I hit it basically right off the top like a dry fly the other I just had it it the current in front of me getting ready to pull it out and it hammered it both shocked the heck outta me it’s crazy

[@appleseeD552]

GORGEOUS FISH BOYS, I mean...LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!😳👍 Questions for ya....you mentioned they raised the water, er sumthin?🤔 Is there a dam on this river that can be opened to raise the water level? Also, where is this White River located?🤔 Great vid as always guys🙂👍....lookin forward to more, God bless ✌😇

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep the river is controlled by a dam. It’s in Arkansas! And thanks for watching!

[@peirules154]

What’s your setup? Rod reel line etc thanks

[@hardmanfishing]

We'll go over it in a later video. But we are throwing 9 foot 8 wts with sinking line from airflow (Kelly Gallup's line). I have a St. Croix and Andrew is running a Risen Goliath.

[@lucasranstrom5401]

You should fish the South fork of the snake in idaho

[@hardmanfishing]

I will one day for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@thomascurry886]

What time of year did you guys fish? Also what flies are those big streamers in the box?

[@hardmanfishing]

February! And those were double deceivers and a few others that I don’t quite remember. Maybe some big D&D’s and triple articulated sex dungeons

[@lukasd4284]

Strip...Set...

[@MarmaLagga]

nothing like it? ever been to norway or sweden?

[@moeshields7493]

Come to ireland till you see big wild trout

[@mikeb.7722]

Salmon river Pulaski NY. Bigger than there.

[@kirkdavis2881]

The fish that lets you know you were casting too far

[@hardmanfishing]

Well we knew the fish sat in those current breaks on the bank, when you saw me casting out I was just swinging the streamer to the bank and working it up. That was just my way of covering water!

[@kirkdavis2881]

@@hardmanfishing I know but I don't know how many trout I have caught within my rod tip just letting the current work a streamer or lure. Find a current break with over 18 inches of depth and you barely need to move all day if you have the patience.

[@hardmanfishing]

@@kirkdavis2881 No way I'm patient enough to sit in one spot like that hahaha

[@MisterMahseer]

Lake Michigan is the easiest place in America to catch trout well over 30lbs. Also, the Rio Grande river in Argentina is probably the best place in the world for trout fishing, in terms of average sizes.

[@nickjacques8754]

Don’t you forget this. The biggest brown trout in North America. Are in the Great Lakes. Not the white river;)

[@mattyplumlee1970]

Arkansas?

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep

[@OfficialParkit]

I want to throw a spoon there lol

[@a.m.fishing9478]

Awesome vídeo as usual. O dont agree with you when you said those kind of big brown trout are only in there and in New Zealand! Chile, Argentina and some European countrys have some really big ones. I know what Im talking about 😉. Keep it up guys. If you can please visit my channel. Its new but it will have some big browns 😁😁

[@mattp6355]

You've never fished the Bow River I guess

[@frankwestphal4525]

whats that on your finger?

[@jasonehredt968]

It’s a stripping guard. The line running across your finger thousands of times over the course of days will really tear your up.

[@frankwestphal4525]

@@jasonehredt968 what is it made out of?

[@hardmanfishing]

He’s correct it’s a stripping guard. Pretty much necessary for long days of streamer fishing lol in fact my hands still ended up bleeding on day 4. But they’re made out of some sort of polyester type of fabric with the front sides being rubber so you have some grip on the line but it won’t hurt the fish.

[@jts9120]

Are those stocked? There's no way they are native to Arkansas..

[@hardmanfishing]

They were stocked back in the 1950's and now naturally reproduce in the river. So they're wild trout, but not native to the area. I hope that answers your question

[@mikerawls9619]

Too bad you guys did not get a shad kill day. Ask around.

[@hardmanfishing]

Yep, didn't quite line up

[@mcnibbles4208]

Even the river that flows through my city has bigger trout

[@hardmanfishing]

Bigger than the 40 pound brown trout in the white river????? Dang man what city do you live in???

[@mcnibbles4208]

Well I live pretty much right next to Ohau A canal, but admittedly that doesn’t run through Twizel

[@hardmanfishing]

@@mcnibbles4208 That sounds like new Zealand lol

[@mcnibbles4208]

@@hardmanfishing yep, but as big as these canal trout are, they’re even smarter

[@hardmanfishing]

@@mcnibbles4208 Well to be fair I said "nowhere in the world OTHER than New Zealand" lol You guys are on another level over there. I really can't even explain to you what its like over here.

[@HMANDENTX]

I’m not affiliated with Gastons or any guides I’m just a fisherman. For the time of year that you were there, you were fishing in all the wrong spots. Next time consider using a guide from Gastons the place that you stayed that you failed to mention or reference. Guides like Matt Berg will put you on the big Browns and you’ll have a much more successful trip. Plus people won’t have to sit here and listen to you complain about how cold you are. The water temperature on that river is consistent year round. The weather on top the water was beautiful although maybe a bit cold. If you are a social media Fair weather fisherman maybe you should concentrate on warmer weather fishing.

[@hardmanfishing]

Clearly you’re new to the channel since I literally just released a video fishing in weather most fisherman wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole 😂😂 but I don’t care who you are if it’s so cold your fly freezes mid cast it’s comically miserable. I’d also like to throw in there that some of the best guides on the river STRUGGLED the week we were there. Nobody was catching anything, not even the bait guys were until the last day (when we caught a 24 as well). So maybe you should watch a few videos before you make such a bold comment. I hope you have an awesome year and catch some awesome fish. Tight lines.

[@grahamowen3727]

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[@Horizons1974]

What was your rod, reel, and line Set up?